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Basit Mahmood

Eustice brexit

Tory minister mocked after saying he’s ‘quite happy’ about Brexit even though economic impact will be twice as bad as pandemic

Basit Mahmood
29 October, 2021

“George Eustice describes himself as being “quite happy” about Brexit being twice as bad for the U.K. economy as the pandemic. What a time to be alive.”

Sunak budget climate change

Why Rishi Sunak’s budget failed on climate change

Basit Mahmood
29 October, 2021

Faced with a choice of setting out an ambitiously green budget, on the eve of a global climate summit that the government will be hosting, Rishi Sunak opted for business as usual.

Online abuse

EXCLUSIVE: Voters say there should be criminal sanctions for bosses who fail to remove harmful content on their platforms

Basit Mahmood
28 October, 2021

69% of those asked believe there should be criminal proceedings against company directors who fail to tackle harmful, but not illegal, content on their platforms.

Sunak slammed for domestic flight tax

Sunak slammed for cutting taxes on domestic flights days before COP26

Basit Mahmood
27 October, 2021

‘Yes, you heard that right – @RishiSunak is making flights cheaper.  Good thing there’s no #ClimateEmergency.’

Radical Roundup

Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 4, October 2021

Basit Mahmood
27 October, 2021

The news you didn’t see this week…

COP26

EXCLUSIVE: Over half of voters think COP26 summit won’t make a positive difference to climate change

Basit Mahmood
27 October, 2021

The poll found that 51% of UK adults think that the COP26 summit will not make a positive difference to climate change

National living wage

Why the rise in the National Living Wage won’t compensate for the cut to Universal Credit

Basit Mahmood
26 October, 2021

“It’s a good news story that low paid workers will see a decent pay increase, but it’s quite a separate question to a universal credit cut and in no way should be seen as a compensation for it”

Kent Tories

Anger after Kent Tories ‘run a sweepstake on Universal Credit cuts’

Basit Mahmood
26 October, 2021

“It’s all just a big laugh to them. They have no idea what losing over £20 a week is doing to families in Kent and across England.”

Two unite the union flags

Unite votes to back PR voting in Westminster elections

Basit Mahmood
22 October, 2021

“Our political class has failed working people and our system is broken. It is time to change our democracy.”

Ban fire and rehire

Workers across the country urge MPs to back bill to ban Fire and Rehire

Basit Mahmood
22 October, 2021

“If the Tories don’t make it illegal, the next Labour government will.”

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